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Information updated Nov 10, 2026

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Roblox Review

A platform for playing and building community-made games, popular with children

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By Official AppDuo editorial team · Updated

  • Web
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • iOS
  • Android
Freemium · $4.99/mo
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Our verdict

Roblox suits people who want a large library of community-made games, free to play across devices, with Studio tools for building their own. The trade-off is that its large child audience has drawn repeated safety controversies, so parents should use the age checks and parental controls.

Best for: Players and creators who want community-made games and the Roblox Studio tools

Skip it if: Parents who want children to play without supervision

Pros

  • Free to download and play on web, desktop, iOS and Android
  • Rated 4.5/5 on both Google Play (over 53 million ratings) and the US App Store (over 20 million)
  • Age groups (Kids, Select), age checks before chat and parental tools

Cons

  • Wikipedia records repeated child-safety controversies, including lawsuits and investigations
  • In-app purchases can be costly
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More pros

  • Roblox Studio lets users build and publish their own games

More cons

  • Restricted or blocked in several countries, including China, Egypt, Turkey and Iraq, per Wikipedia

Best for

  • Families willing to enable parental controls and supervise their children

Skip it if

  • People wary of in-app spending; items go up to 6,600,000 VND each on Google Play

Problems it solves

Experience & key features

What it is

Roblox is a platform where users play and build games. Wikipedia lists its public release as 1 September 2006, with iOS in December 2012 and Android in July 2014. The company went public in March 2021. Its About page describes it as a place where people discover, build and experience games.

Cost

Roblox is free to play, but games often sell items. On Google Play in Vietnam, in-app items run from 12,500 to 6,600,000 VND each. Roblox Plus is a US$4.99/month subscription, per the 10 April 2026 announcement: 10% off select items for the first two months then 20% from month three, plus one free private server per game, but no monthly Robux. It replaces Premium, which Roblox stopped selling on 30 April 2026.

Safety and age checks

On 7 January 2026 Roblox announced that users must complete an age check to chat, using a selfie-based estimate or, from age 13, ID verification. It took effect in the US that day and reached all regions with chat over the following week. Its safety page describes Roblox Kids (ages 5 to 8 in most regions) with only Minimal and Mild games and chat off by default, and Roblox Select (ages 9 to 15) with games up to Moderate. Wikipedia also records lawsuits, investigations and child-safety allegations over the years.

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Compared with alternatives

Roblox differs from Steam or Epic Games Store in that games are user-made and played inside one app. If you only want ready-made mobile games, Google Play Games or publishers such as Garena are another route. The deciding factor is often the level of supervision suited to a child.

Screenshots

Image from the Roblox listing on Google Play (1)
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Plans & pricing

Prices last verified Nov 10, 2026

Roblox (miễn phí)

Personal

Free

Free to download and play. On Google Play in Vietnam, in-app items range from 12,500 VND to 6,600,000 VND each.

Roblox Plus

Personal

$4.99/mo/user

US$4.99/month per the 10 April 2026 announcement; the final price is shown at checkout on roblox.com/plus or in the app store. 10% off select in-game and avatar items for the first two months, then 20% from month three, one free private server per game, and the ability to trade, sell and publish avatar items. The base plan includes no monthly Robux.

Free plan limits
Free to play; chat requires completing an age check. Roblox Premium stopped being sold on 30 April 2026, and existing subscriptions stay active.
Free trial
No free trial
Cancellation & refunds

The sources opened do not state a refund policy; check Roblox's terms and those of the app store you buy through.

Privacy

Roblox says chat requires an age check: users estimate their age with a selfie processed by partner Persona, or verify with ID from age 13. Roblox states images and videos are deleted immediately after processing, that it does not and will not sell users' image data, and that users can access, edit and delete personal data under its privacy policy. The full policy could not be opened during research, so other data practices are not cross-checked; read it directly before letting a child use the service. Children aged 5 to 8 (in most regions) use Roblox Kids with chat off by default, ages 9 to 15 use Roblox Select, and parents manage settings through a linked account.

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Roblox alternatives

Steam logo7.2/10

Steam

Valve's PC game store, library and community, partly blocked in Vietnam

Free
Google Play Games logo6.8/10

Google Play Games

Google's Android game profile and library, now playable on Windows PCs too

Free
All alternatives

Frequently asked questions

Is Roblox free?

Yes, it is free to download and play. In-app items on Google Play in Vietnam range from 12,500 to 6,600,000 VND each.

Do I need an age check to chat?

Yes. Per the 7 January 2026 announcement, chat is unavailable without an age check. Roblox calls the check optional, but skipping it means no chat. It uses a selfie, or ID from age 13.

Is Roblox Premium still sold?

No. Roblox says it stopped selling Premium on 30 April 2026; existing subscribers keep it and can add or switch to Plus.

What are Roblox Kids and Roblox Select?

They are age-based account groups. Kids is for ages 5 to 8 in most regions with only Minimal and Mild games. Select is for ages 9 to 15 with games up to Moderate.

Review evidence & sources9

Scores

Ease of use
7.8
Why this score

Easy to install across platforms, but chat now requires an age check and child accounts have several layers of controls.

Features
8.5
Why this score

A library of community-made games, Roblox Studio, item trading and support for iOS, Android, desktop and consoles such as Xbox and PlayStation per Wikipedia.

Value for money
7.0
Why this score

Free to play, but items on Google Play in Vietnam run from 12,500 to 6,600,000 VND each. Roblox Plus at US$4.99/month offers item discounts but, unlike the old Premium, no Robux.

Performance
7.8
Why this score

Google Play shows 4.5/5 over 53.7 million ratings and the US App Store 4.5/5 over nearly 20.6 million.

Support
6.0
Why this score

A help centre, safety pages and reporting tools exist, but the help centre could not be accessed during research, so specific contact channels are unverified.

Privacy & security
5.5
Why this score

Age checks, a stated deletion of images after processing and no sale of image data. However, Wikipedia records many safety controversies and the full policy was not cross-checked.

What users say

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Specs & compatibility
Developer
Roblox Corporation
Headquarters
United States
Launched
2006
Category
Entertainment

Capabilities

  • Mobile app
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Integrations

Platforms

  • Web
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • iOS
  • Android

Interface languages

  • English
  • Vietnamese
  • Japanese
  • Chinese
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Korean
  • German
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Thai
  • Indonesian

Integrations

  • Roblox Studio
  • Xbox
  • PlayStation
  • Meta Quest

Support

  • Help center
  • Community forum

Change history

  1. Price.Roblox stops selling Premium; existing subscribers keep it and can switch to Roblox Plus.
  2. Price.Roblox announces Roblox Plus at US$4.99/month, available globally from 30 April 2026.
  3. Feature.Roblox requires an age check to access chat, starting in the US and extending to all regions with chat over the following week.
Full change history (6)
  1. Company.Roblox Corporation goes public at a valuation of about $45 billion.
  2. Feature.Roblox arrives on iOS; Android follows on 16 July 2014.
  3. Launch.Roblox is publicly released.
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